Arm support and brace.



No. 798,734. PATEHTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

J. 0. KING.

ARM SUPPORT AND BRAGE.

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No. 798,734. 4 PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905. J. 0. KING.

ARM SUPPORT AND BRAGE.

APPLIOATION FILED No.13. 1904.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed December 13, 1904. Serial No. 236,748.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, J AMES 0. KING, residing at Callahan, in the countyof Siskiyou and State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Arm Supports and Braces, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates-to certain new and useful improvements in bracesand arm-supports; and it more partioularly'seeks to provide a device ofthis character of a very simple, dura: ble, and effective nature whichwill readily serve its intended purposes and which can be easilymanufactured at a very low cost.

Again, my invention seeks to provide a brace or support adapted to besecured to the body and arms of the wearer which will serve to brace orsupport his arm.

My invention is particularly adapted for sportsmens use and for the useof soldiers, although it may be used whenever and by whomsoever it maybe found desirable.

Generically the invention comprises a vertical brace portion adapted tobe strapped or otherwise secured to the body of the wearer and asupplemental brace portion hingedly connected with the first braceportion which is adapted to be secured to the wearers arm, and the bracemembers are so arranged that when they are in their operative positionthe first and second brace members are interlocked with each other toform, as it'were, a single right-angled brace.

My invention also seeks to provide means whereby the brace can beadjusted to fit almost any person as well as to allow of free bodymovement of the wearer.

With other objects in view than have heretofore been referred to theinvention also includes certain novel construction and arrangement ofparts, all of which will be first described in detail and then bespecifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing my invention in use, the operator being in the act of sightingor firing a gun. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the operator being shown inrepose. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my invention, showing the partsin the operative position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar viewshowing the parts in therepose position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is across-section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a similarview on theline 6 6 of Fig. 3. Figs. 7 and 8 are sections H on the line 7 7 and 88, respectively, of Figs. 5 and 6, respectively. Fig. 9 is a detailperspective view of the connecting ends of the two brace portions,showing their interlocking parts. Fig. 10 is aperspective view showingthe device as arranged for use to support the right arm of the operator.Fig. 11 is a detail view of the upper end of the main brace-rod.

1n the drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate like partsin all of the [igures, 1 designates the vertical brace rod, whichterminates at its lower end in the reduced portion 1 and-is formed withshouldersv 1 1 at either end of the reduced portion. Slidably connectedwith the rod 1 to cooperate with the reduced portion 1 thereof is abody-engaging plate or guard member 2, which has a transverse slot 2* ofa V shape in longitudinal section to receive the portion 1 of the rod 1and to allow of the plate 2 having a limited movement in the verticalplane with respect to the rod 1, as well as allowing the plate to bemoved up or down on the rod 1.

2" designates a metallic strip riveted or otherwise secured to the plate2 over the slot 2 to hold the same on the rod 1.

Riveted or otherwise secured to the plate 2 is a strap 3, which passesaround the hips or waist of the wearer, as shown in Fig. 1. Near theupper end the rod 1 is formed with a strap-receiving eye 1, to which asecond strap 4 is secured, and the said strap 4 passes around the chestof the wearer and serves, together with the strap 3, to securely fastenthe rod 1 to the body of the wearer.

The rod 1 near its upper end is curved inwardly and is provided with ashoulder 1 having a locking-groove 1 for a purpose presently understood.

l designates a loop portion bent at right angles to the rod 1 on theshoulder side thereof and at the extreme upper edge of the rod tocooperate with the loop end 5 of the second brace-rod 5. The rod 5 alsoincludes a bent or curved portion 5 and is provided with a groove 5 andshoulders 5 5, which are adapted to interlock with the curve l andshoulder 1 in the rod 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. v

The rods 1 and 5 where they join are 'provided with flat surfaces 1 5",which lie against each other when the parts are in the position shown inFigs. 1 and 3.

rod 5 is formed with a reduced portion 5 and shoulders 5 5 to cooperatewith the transverse arm-receiving plate 6, to the under side At the freeend the.

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of which a bridge member 6, having a groove 6", is securely riveted orotherwise attached.

7 designates a strap secured to the plate 6, which is adapted toencircle the arm of the wearer above the elbow to hold the plate 6 inposition against the wearers arm.

In Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, I have shown my invention as constructed foruse to support the left arm of the wearer, while in Fig. 10 theinvention is shown as constructed to support the right arm of thewearer, the connections between the rods 1 and 5 merely being reversed.

So far as described the manner in which my invention operates will bebest explained by reference to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, from which itwill be seen that when the parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1and 3 they form a substantial brace or arm-rest, the joining ends of therods 1 and 5 being, as it were, locked together. To release the rodsland 5 from their locked position to allow the arm of the operator tofall to his side, it is only necessary for the wearer to move his armhorizontally toward the left, which will then cause the interlockingportions of the rods 1 and to become disengaged from each other to allowof the arm of the operator being moved to the position shown in Fig. 2,and the parts of the brace are then in the position shown more clearlyin Fig. 4.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought the complete operation,construction, and many advantages of my invention will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains, and Idesire to call attention to the fact that by connecting the plate 6 tothe rod 5 in the manner shown the same can be moved along the rod toallow of adjustment for different length arms. Also by joining the plate2 to the rod 1 in the manner shown the same may be adjusted on the rodto allow of diiferent body lengths and also to allow of the propermovement of the wearers body without interfering therewith.

Slight changes in the detail construction, arrangement, and combinationof parts may be made without departing from the scope of the inventionor the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is*

1. A brace or support comprising a rod, an apertured bod y-engagingplate, said rod pass ing through said plate-aperture and havinglimiting-stops for limiting the movement of the body-plate on the rod,means for securing said plate to the body of the wearer, means attachedto said rod near the other end for holding said rod against the body ofthe wearer, a second rod loosely connected with the other end of thefirst rod, an apertured arm-engaging plate ad justably connected withthe free end of the second rod, said second rod passing through saidarm-plate aperture and having stops for limiting the movement of saidarm-plate along the rod and means for securing said arm-engaging plateto the arm of the wearer substantially as shown and described.

2. A brace or support comprising a rod, a body-engaging plate adjustablymounted on one end of the said rod and transversely thereto and capableof longitudinal adjustment on said rod, said rod having stops forlimiting the adjustment of the body-plate along the rod, means forsecuring said plate to the body of the wearer, means attached to saidrod near the other end for holding said rod against the body of thewearer, a second rod loosely connected with the other end of the firstrod, an arm-en gaging plate adjustably connected with the free end ofthe second rod, and means for securing said arm-engaging plate to thearm of the wearer, said first and second rod members having interlockingportions adapted to interlock with one another to hold the second armextended at an angle to the first arm, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. An apparatus of the character stated, comprising a rod having acurved upper end terminating in an eye, said rod near the eye end havingan interlocking shoulder and a strap-receiving member secured to therod, a strap carried by said strap-receiving portion for securing therod to the bodyof the wearer, said rod at its lower end having a reducedportion and formed with shoulders, a bodyengaging plate loosely mountedon said rod at said reduced portion for adjustment along said rod, asecuring-strap carried by said bod yengaging plate for attaching saidplate to the body of the wearer, asecond rod member having a curvedportion provided with an interlocking groove and shoulders forinterlocking with the interlocking shoulders of the first rod member,said second rod member having an eye for cooperating with the eye of thefirst rod member, said second rod member having its free end providedwith a reduced portion and shoulders, an arm-engaging plate adjustablysecured to the said arm at said reduced portion and movable between saidshoulders, a securing strap or band carried by said arm-engaging platefor securing it to the arm of the wearer, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. An apparatus of the character stated, comprising a rod having acurved upper end terminating in an eye bent at right angles to the rod,said rod at the eye end being enlarged and provided with an interlockinggrooved shoulder, a strap-receiving member secured to the rod below theinterlocking shoulder, a strap passing through said strap-receivingmember for securing the rod to the body of the wearer, said rod at itslower end being provided with an elongated reduced portion and formedwith shoulders at each end of said.

reduced portion, a body-engaging plate of less Width than the length ofthe reduced portion of the rod, said body-engaging plate having aV-shaped rod-receiving portion to receive the elongated reduced portionof the rod, a securing-strap secured to said body-engaging plate forsecuring it to the body of the wearer, second rod member having a curvedend portion terminating in an eye for interlocking With the eye ofthefirst-mentioned rod to form a substantially universal connectiontherewith, said second rod member at its curved portion being providedwith an interlocking groove and shoulders for interlocking with theinterlocking grooved shoulder of the Wearer, substantially as shown anddescribed. JAMES C. KING.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. HULMUTH, W. W. LAFFERTY.

